Tirunelveli
district of Tamil Nadu has total population of
3,077,233
as per the Census 2011. Out of which
1,520,912
are males while
1,556,321
are females. In 2011 there were total
815,528
families residing in Tirunelveli district. The Average Sex
Ratio of Tirunelveli district is
1,023.

As per Census 2011 out of total population,
49.4%
people lives in Urban areas while
50.6%
lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 85.9% while that in the rural areas is 79.2%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Tirunelveli district is 1,021 while that of Rural areas is 1,025.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tirunelveli
district is 321687 which is
10%
of the total population. There are 164157 male children
and 157530 female children between the age 0-6 years.
Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tirunelveli is
960
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (1,023) of Tirunelveli district.

The total literacy rate of
Tirunelveli district is
82.5%. The male literacy rate is 79.6% and the female
literacy rate is 68.29% in Tirunelveli district.

Population

3,077,233

Literacy

82.5%

Sex Ratio

1,023

To facilitate the administration, Tirunelveli district is further
divided into
11
Talukas (Taluka/Tehsil/Tahsil) which are administrative divisions denoting
sub-districts. Talukas consists of multiple villages and a few towns.

Tirunelveli Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tirunelveli district.

Total

Male

Female

Children (Age 0-6)

321,687

164,157

157,530

Literacy

82.5%

79.6%

68.29%

Scheduled Caste

569,714

279,570

290,144

Scheduled Tribe

10,270

5,109

5,161

Illiterate

803,776

310,202

493,574

Caste-wise Population - Tirunelveli district

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes
18.5%
while Schedule Tribe (ST) were
0.3%
of total population in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.

Total

Male

Female

Schedule Caste

569,714

279,570

290,144

Schedule Tribe

10,270

5,109

5,161

Religion-wise Population - Tirunelveli district

Religion

Total

Male

Female

Hindu

2,425,630

(78.83%)

1,199,635

1,225,995

Muslim

303,368

(9.86%)

151,056

152,312

Christian

342,254

(11.12%)

167,247

175,007

Sikh

268

(0.01%)

129

139

Buddhist

373

(0.01%)

197

176

Jain

144

(0%)

83

61

Other Religion

450

(0.01%)

182

268

No Religion Specified

4,746

(0.15%)

2,383

2,363

Literacy Rate - Tirunelveli district

The total literacy rate of
Tirunelveli district was 82.5% in 2011 which is
greater
than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total
2,273,457 literates,
males were 1,210,710 while females were 1,062,747.
Also the male literacy rate was 89.24% and the female
literacy rate was 75.98% in Tirunelveli district.

Tirunelveli district

Tamil Nadu

Female

75.98%

73.44%

Male

89.24%

86.77%

Total

82.5%

80.09%

Sex Ratio - Tirunelveli district

The Sex Ratio of Tirunelveli district is
1,023
. Thus for every 1000 men there were
1,023
females in Tirunelveli district. Also as per Census
2011, the Child Sex Ration was
960
which is
less
than Average Sex Ratio (
1,023
) of Tirunelveli district.

Population Density - Tirunelveli district

The total area of Tirunelveli district is
6,693 km2.
Thus the density of Tirunelveli district is
460
people per square kilometer. As per the initial provisional data of
Census 2011, around
1,057
sq. km. area is under urban region while
5,636
sq. km. is under rural region.

Urban/Rural Population - Tirunelveli district

As per the Census 2011 out of total population of Tirunelveli, 49.4% people lived in urban regions
while 50.6% in rural areas. The total figure of population
of urban population was 1,520,229 out of which 752,184 were males while remaining 768,045 were females.
In rural areas of Tirunelveli, male population was 768,728
while female population was 788,276.

The average sex ratio in urban regions of Tirunelveli was 1,021 females per 1000 males.
Also the Child (0-6 age) sex ration of urban areas in Tirunelveli was 958
girls per 1000 boys. Thus the total children (0-6 age) living in urban areas of Tirunelveli were 154,323 which is 10.15% of total urban population.
Similarly the average sex ratio in rural areas of Tirunelveli was 1,025 females
per 1000 males. The Child sex ratio of rural areas in Tirunelveli was 961 girls per 1000 boys.

The average literacy rate in Tirunelveli for urban regions was 85.9 percent in which
males were 91.74% literate while female literacy stood at
80.23%. The total literate
population of Tirunelveli was 2,273,457. Similarly in rural areas of Tirunelveli, the
average literacy rate was 79.17 percent. Out of which literacy rate of males and females
stood at 86.77% and
71.8% respectively. Total literates in rural areas
of Tirunelveli were 1,100,112.

Rural

Urban

Population %

50.6%

49.4%

Total population

1,557,004

1,520,229

Male population

768,728

752,184

Female population

788,276

768,045

Sex ratio

1,025

1,021

Child sex ratio (0-6 age)

961

958

Child population

167,364

154,323

Literates

1,100,112

1,173,345

Average literacy

79.17%

85.9%

Male literacy

86.77%

91.74%

Female literacy

71.8%

80.23%

Child Population - Tirunelveli district

According to Census 2011, there were
321,687
children between age 0 to 6 years in Tirunelveli district. Out of
which
164,157
were male while
157,530
were female.

Working Population - Tirunelveli district

In Tirunelveli district out of total population, 1,436,454 were
engaged in work activities. 88.5% of
workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months)
while 11.5% were
involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,436,454 workers
engaged in Main Work, 107,943 were cultivators (owner or co-owner)
while 321,083 were Agricultural labourer.